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Toyoda to launch Indiana site in 2005
NAGOYA, JAPAN - Japan's Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. is continuing its expansion in North America with a new interior automotive parts plant in New Albany, Ind.
The plant will be part of the firm's TG Missouri Corp. Officials for Nagoya-based Toyoda are wrapping up details on the purchase of a building for the factory, said Jack Ragland, president of the Southern Indiana Economic Development Council.
The plant, set to open by spring, will employ more than 100.
Toyoda has other injection molding sites in Palmerston, Ontario; Lebanon, Ky.; and Perryville, Mo., home to TG Missouri.
Plastech, Visteon can't seal plant deal
ROMULUS, MICH. - A deal for Visteon Corp. to sell its new Chicago interior parts plant to Plastech Engineered Products Inc. has fallen apart.
The two companies could not come to an agreement that would work for both parties, said Visteon spokesman Jim Fisher.
The plant assembles and sequences interior modules for Ford Motor Co. sedans at Ford's new supplier park. It opened earlier this year.
Dearborn, Mich.-based Plastech and Visteon, based in Van Buren Township near Romulus, had announced a proposed sale of the operation in August.
Mesa worker's death under investigation
HIGH POINT, N.C. - Virginia safety officials are investigating the Oct. 12 death of an employee at a Mesa Industries blow molding plant in Abingdon.
The preliminary investigation looks like the employee's skull was crushed in a machine, but the agency can't provide more details while the investigation is ongoing, said Jennifer Wester, director of cooperative programs for the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry.
Company officials did not return calls, but local news reports identified the employee as 34-year-old Steven Crabtree, a manager at the plant.
Mesa is based in High Point, but the Abingdon site makes PET water bottles at a customer's facility, said Mesa's Web site.
OSHA fines Formosa in fatal explosion
LIVINGSTON, N.J. - Federal safety officials Oct. 22 proposed a $361,500 fine against Formosa Plastics Corp. USA for an April 23 explosion at its Illiopolis, Ill., PVC plant that killed five workers and destroyed much of the facility.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued three willful violations, the most severe the agency can assess, and 45 serious violations. OSHA focuses on safety issues, but the cause of the blast remains under investigation.
The alleged willful safety violations include failing to maintain fire protection equipment, failing to replace or repair defective equipment used in highly hazardous chemical processes, and inadequate testing of equipment used in those processes, according to a news release from OSHA's Chicago office.
The serious violations include hazards associated with flammable liquids, insufficient worker training, lockout/tag-out and insufficient training on emergency response and equipping of fire brigade personnel, OSHA said.
Formosa officials could not be reached immediately for comment. The Livingston-based firm has 15 days to contest the fines before an agency review body. Besides the five deaths, the explosion seriously injured three people.
Formosa bought the plant in 2002 from Borden Chemicals and Plastics LP, and cut about 60 of the plant's 135 jobs in May. The plant had no previous OSHA inspections, the agency said.
German extrusion firm buys Canplast
MONTREAL - Germany's Surteco AG has acquired Canplast Inc. of Montreal.
Both firms make PVC and ABS edge banding for applications like furniture production. Terms of the Oct. 1 sale were undisclosed.
Canplast President Felix Furst estimated his firm's sales last year at about C$48 million (US$38.4 million). Canplast also has a production plant in Greensboro, N.C. Furst said he expects no changes to the two businesses.
Surteco is based in Gladback, Germany. Its Doellken-Woodtape subsidiary has an extrusion plant in Brampton, Ontario, and makes wood edge banding in Everett, Wash.


The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights condemned in a statement Saturday the circumstances and procedures followed when on 7 December 2014 the police arrested 26 people in a public bathhouse in the Ramsis area of Cairo on charges of engaging in "perversion." EIPR called for a fair trial for the defendants, whose case will begin before a Cairo court tomorrow, Sunday.
While this incident constitutes a grave breach of the right to privacy, it appears to be part of an orchestrated security campaign carried out by the police's vice crimes directorate, with the support of several media outlets, against homosexuals or others with socially unacceptable sexual preferences. Mona al-Iraqi, the host of the television program "Hidden," announced on 7 December on the program's social media pages her role in exposing "the den of group perversion," noting that she had notified the police about those frequenting the bathhouse.
This is the biggest mass arrest on such charges since the trial of dozens of defendants in 2001 in what was known as the Queen Boat case.
The arrest entailed the flagrant violation of several provisions of the constitution and laws. Police allowed the media to be present during the arrest and film the defendants. The footage, billed as a news exclusive, was then aired and used to smear the arrestees, which constitutes a violation of the right to privacy and is a breach of the confidentiality of preliminary investigations, a principle upheld in Article 75 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. That article states that investigation procedures and preliminary findings are confidential, and it requires investigating judges, prosecutors and clerks, experts, and others involved in the investigation by dint of their profession or position not to disclose details of the investigation, making it a crime punishable under Article 310 of the Penal Code. In addition, police did not permit arrestees to contact relatives or lawyers immediately upon arrest, a breach of Article 54 of the constitution. This meant that most of the defendants were unable to have their lawyers present to represent them during questioning.
EIPR estimates that over the last 18 months, more than 150 people have been arrested on charges of debauchery. Although there are no accurate conviction figures in such cases, some have been convicted and sentenced to up to nine years in prison. Most of the cases have been in the Cairo and Giza governorates, but EIPR has documented similar cases in the governorates of Alexandria, Red Sea, and Ismailiya as well.
EIPR condemns police practices during the arrest campaigns targeting citizens suspected of questionable sexual preferences in this period. These include spying on individuals, establishing fake social media accounts and using them to entrap and arrest individuals, detaining persons for their demeanor or clothing in public places, searching the phone contacts of arrested individuals to find friends and acquaintances, and using physical and sexual violence against detainees, most of which alleged they were subjected to violent beatings and forced haircuts as well as threats of sexual violence, which in some cases were carried out. EIPR stresses that the Interior Ministry should comply with human rights standards inside places of detention.
Just as EIPR condemns this security campaign, it is shocked by the unprofessional performance of several television channels and newspapers, which violated the most basic rights of the detainees. Some of these outlets aired the personal data of the arrestees while others filmed them without their consent and then published the images or video footage without concealing their faces to protect their identity. In addition, questions asked of them were designed to humiliate and insult them.
EIPR rejects claims of protecting the public from HIV/AIDS, advanced by both police and the media as justification for the violation of privacy and security harassment based on individuals' alleged sexual preferences or practices. If the police truly feared the spread of the virus, they should not have seized condoms to be used as evidence against the arrestees since condoms are a means of prevention. EIPR is concerned about how a reproductive right—the right to be free of sexually transmitted diseases—has been dragged into this shameful campaign, along with the rights of those living with HIV to receive treatment and services without stigma or discrimination.
EIPR urges the Interior Ministry, and the vice crimes directorate in particular, to stop interfering in individuals' private life, respect the privacy of personal practices, and enforce the constitution, which upholds the right to privacy. It also demands that the defendants arrested in the bathhouse incident be provided with due process guarantees and that lawyers be permitted to see the case files, which thus far has been denied. EIPR also urges the administration of the channel that carries "Hidden" to investigate the program host for her breach of professional ethics, after she used the media to accuse citizens without proof and used their private lives to defame and libel them.


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Of Mice and Men is a 1939 American drama film based on the 1937 play of the same name, which itself was based on the novella of the same name by author John Steinbeck. The film stars Burgess Meredith, Betty Field, and Lon Chaney Jr., and features Charles Bickford, Roman Bohnen, Bob Steele, and Noah Beery Jr. The film tells the story of two men, George and his intellectually disabled partner Lennie, trying to survive during the dustbowl of the 1930s and pursuing a dream of owning their own ranch instead of always working for others. Starring in the lead roles were relative Hollywood newcomer Burgess Meredith as George and veteran actor Lon Chaney Jr. (the son of famed silent film actor Lon Chaney) as Lennie. Chaney had appeared in more than 50 films by that point in his career, but Of Mice and Men was his first major role. Betty Field's role as Mae was her breakthrough role in film.

The film, produced by the Hal Roach Studios, was adapted by Eugene Solow and directed by Lewis Milestone. It was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The musical score was by American composer Aaron Copland. Released in 1939, it appeared in the 1980s and 1990s in revival theater houses, video and cable, and it earned a following of fans (both audience members and film critics) who praised the movie for its interpretation of the Steinbeck novella.

Plot

Two migrant field workers in California during the Great Depression, George Milton, an intelligent and quick-witted man and Lennie Small, an ironically named man of large stature and immense strength who, due to his mental disability, has a mind of a child, hope to one day attain their shared dream of settling down on their own piece of land. Lennie's part of the dream, which he never tires of hearing George describe, is merely to tend to (and touch) soft rabbits on the farm. They are fleeing from their previous employment in Weed where they were run out of town after Lennie's love of stroking soft things resulted in an accusation of attempted rape when he touched and held onto a young woman's dress.

After being dropped off 10 miles from their destination, George and Lennie decide to camp for the night by the Salinas River where George eases the tensions by telling Lennie his favorite story about their future farm.

The next day, they arrive at the ranch near Soledad. They meet Candy, the aged, one-handed ranch-hand with his old dog he had raised since it was a puppy. After meeting with the ranch boss, Jackson, the pair are confronted by Curley, the small-statured, jealous and violent son of the ranch owner, who threatens to beat Lennie as Curley hates men who are of large stature. To make matters worse, Curley's seductive yet sadistic and conniving wife, Mae, to whom Lennie is instantly attracted, flirts with the other ranch hands. George orders Lennie not to look at or even talk to her, as he senses the troubles that Mae could bring to the men.

One night, Mae enters the barn to talk with Slim. Even when Mae explains how her life has been during the Depression, Slim refuses to listen to her and shuns her, saying "You got no troubles, except what you bring on yourself" and tells her to go back to the house. When this statement causes Mae to sob, Slim gives in and lets her talk. Back at the bunkhouse, Candy offers to join with George and Lennie after Carlson puts down his dog, so they can buy the farm, and the dream appears to move closer to reality. Curley appears and makes a scene in the bunkhouse as the workers mock him after he accused Slim of keeping company with his wife. George and Lennie's dream is overshadowed when Curley catches Lennie laughing, grabs him from his bunk and starts punching him in the face. Lennie asks for help from George, who tells him to fight back. Upon hearing George say this, Lennie catches Curley's hand and crushes it. Slim gives Curley an ultimatum: if Curley tells his father to get Lennie and George fired, Slim will tell everyone what happened. Curley is told to say that he got his hand caught in a piece of machinery.

On Saturday night, everyone except Lennie, Candy and Crooks (because of his race) are in town, enjoying themselves. Crooks asks Lennie to stay in his room and Lennie explains to him about the farm that he, George and Candy are going to own, forgetting his promise to George not to tell this to anyone. Candy gets into the conversation too and, when George comes back first, he sees Lennie smoking a cigar and takes it away, guessing what Lennie had done. At that moment, Mae enters the bunkhouse, trying to ask Crooks who crushed Curley's hand. When Crooks refuses to respond, Mae callously calls the four "bindlestiffs" in an attempt to belittle them. When Candy responds with proof of what they are going to do in the future, Mae refuses to accept their American dream, calling him an "old goat." When Mae tries to get Crooks to explain what happened to Curley's hand (despite the fact that he was not present), George mentions that nobody did it, briefly leading Mae to believe that George was the one who crushed his hand. George tries to explain what they are going to do in the future, and that, if Mae keeps constantly flirting with them, she is going to cause the dream to crash. The callous Mae refuses to listen, and, while looking for the person who crushed her husband's hand, sees Lennie's bloodied and bruised face, and she finds out that he is the one responsible. When Mae tries to be kind to Lennie and to "thank" him for what he did, George grabs her by the shoulder, berates her and tells her to return to the house. Mae refuses to do so, saying that she has the right to talk to and flirt with whomever she comes across. Jackson, who happened to be standing by Crooks' door, catches George with his hand raised, with the intention to slap Mae across the face because of her arrogance and negligence. Holding a horsewhip in his hand, Jackson silently dissuades him from doing so and to let Mae go back to the house unharmed.

The next morning, Mae confronts Curley, who repeats the same statement Slim gave him earlier but. because Mae knows the truth, she taunts him, calling him "a punk with a crippled hand!" Curley then tells her that their marriage is over, and that she is going to be kicked out of the ranch due to her carnal behavior with the ranch hands. She continues to laugh hysterically until she starts to weep, realizing she is now done for. Before she can leave, Mae enters the barn to pet a few of Slim's puppies, when she spots Lennie sobbing, as he killed his puppy by stroking it too hard. When Lennie tries to leave, knowing he should not be talking to Mae as ordered by George, she stops him from leaving and forces him to talk to her. Mae explains to Lennie what she wanted to be before Curley shattered her dream. When Lennie tells Mae that he loves to stroke soft things, Mae allows him to stroke her hair, telling him not to "muss it up." Mae starts to resist and scream when Lennie strokes her hair too hard. However, when Lennie tries to silence Mae, he accidentally kills her by breaking her neck. This puts an end to their own American dream.

When Candy and George find Mae's body, they tell the others, including Curley, who grows infuriated. As a result, a lynch mob gathers to kill Lennie. However, George and Slim go off alone to find Lennie. After he and Candy see Mae's dead body, George shows Slim that he has Carlson's Luger. George and Slim separate and go to find Lennie. George finds him first and, realizing he is doomed to a life of loneliness and despair like the rest of the migrant workers, wants to spare Lennie a painful death at the hands of the furious and cold-hearted Curley. After giving Lennie one last retelling of their dream of buying their own land, George shoots Lennie in the back of the head with Carlson's Luger before the mob can find him. When the mob arrives too late, only Slim realizes what George has done, and he hands the Luger to a local police officer as they leave the river.

Cast

 Burgess Meredith as George
 Betty Field as Mae
 Lon Chaney Jr. as Lennie
 Charles Bickford as Slim
 Roman Bohnen as Candy
 Bob Steele as Curley
 Noah Beery Jr. as Whit
 Oscar O'Shea as Jackson
 Granville Bates as Carlson
 Leigh Whipper as Crooks
 Helen Lynd as Susie

Reception

Critical response
When the film was first released, Frank S. Nugent, the film critic of The New York Times, praised the film and the acting, writing "...New York, unless we have miscalculated again, will endorse its film version, at the Roxy, as heartily as it has endorsed the film of the Joads. The pictures have little in common as narrative, but they have much in common as art; the same deft handling of their material, the same understanding of people, the same ability to focus interest sharply and reward it with honest craftsmanship and skill... No small share of that credit belongs to the men and the one young woman Hal Roach has recruited for his production. Miss Field has added stature to the role of the foreman's wife by relieving her of the play's box-office-conscious order that she behave like a hoyden."

The staff at Variety magazine also reviewed the film favorably, writing "Under skillful directorial guidance of Lewis Milestone, the picture retains all of the forceful and poignant drama of John Steinbeck's original play and novel, in presenting the strange palship and eventual tragedy of the two California ranch itinerants. In transferring the story to the screen, the scripter Eugene Solow eliminated the strong language and forthright profanity. Despite this requirement for the Hays whitewash squad, Solow and Milestone retain all of the virility of the piece in its original form."

The film received positive reviews, earning a 100% score on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 11 reviews.

Accolades
It was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Sound Recording (Elmer A. Raguse), Best Musical Scoring and Best Original Score.

The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:
 AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores – Nominated

See also
 List of films with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a film review aggregator website

References

External links

1939 films
1939 drama films
American drama films
American black-and-white films
Films about intellectual disability
Films based on American novels
Films based on works by John Steinbeck
Films directed by Lewis Milestone
Films set in California
Films set on farms
Films shot in California
Great Depression films
United Artists films
Film 1939
Films scored by Aaron Copland
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
Films about disability

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Quotes for those describing themselves as 'company directors' has increased for both new and used bikes; up 32.2% for new bikes and 9.7% for used, according to the latest stats from the Two Wheel Data Centre.
During April, May and June, there was also an increase in the number of people looking for motorcycle insurance who described themselves as 'retired'. This was up 19.3% for used bikes and 9.4% for new machines, compared to the same time last year.
'Student' remains the most popular occupation for those seeking quotes and there was an increase in students insuring new bikes, but a reduction for used bikes.
Whilst the vast majority of riders insure for social and domestic use, excluding commuting (65%), there has been a marked increase in the number of insurance quotes for business use; up 19.9% for new bikes and 10.4% for used bikes.
Interestingly the number of riders who don't own a car has increased too. This has increased by 18.5% for those looking to insure a new bike, and is up 10.6% for those insuring used bikes.
You can get more insights into the motorcycle market through the Two Wheel Data Centre Quarterly report. A new report will be released in October.
Contact Heather Brown h.brown@mcia.co.uk for more details.


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Bent Fabricius-Bjerre (* 7. Dezember 1924 in Frederiksberg; † 28. Juli 2020), international besser bekannt als Bent Fabric, war ein dänischer Pianist und Komponist.

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Schon in jungen Jahren betätigte sich Bent Fabricius-Bjerre als Jazzmusiker und machte mit seiner Band zahlreiche Plattenaufnahmen bei der schwedischen Metronome Records, die zu den ersten Jazzplatten in Skandinavien gehörten. Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg studierte er am Königlich Dänischen Musikkonservatorium drei Jahre unter anderem Klavier. Danach gründete er einen Musikzeitschriftenverlag und spielte weiterhin in verschiedenen Jazz- und Dancebands. Darüber hinaus war er als professioneller Komponist tätig, wobei er vom Jazz immer mehr zur Popmusik wechselte. Er komponierte über die Jahre die Musik für zahlreiche dänische Filme. 1950 übernahm er das Plattenlabel Metronome und war bis zu seinem Tod auch als Musikproduzent tätig.

Bald bekam er im dänischen Fernsehen seine eigene Show Omkring et flygel (Rund um das Klavier), zu der er sich musikalische Gäste einlud und selbst spielte. Eine Besonderheit war die von ihm selbst (unter dem Pseudonym Frank Björn) komponierte Erkennungsmelodie der Sendung, die er zum Abschluss zusammen mit seinem Gast darbot.

Diese Melodie wurde dann auch 1962 bei ihrer internationalen Veröffentlichung unter dem Titel Alley Cat zu einem Welthit. Allein in den USA war das Klavier-Instrumental ein Millionenseller und erreichte Platz 7 der Pop-Charts. Zudem wurde Bent Fabric, wie er sich international nannte, dafür mit einem Grammy ausgezeichnet. Das Lied ist heute noch einer der weltweit am meisten gespielten dänischen Songs. Von dem Lied gab es einige ebenfalls erfolgreiche gesungene Versionen, unter anderem von Bobby Rydell, Peggy Lee (jew. englisch) und von Siw Malmkvist (Schwarzer Kater Stanislaus).

Die Nachfolgesingle Chicken Feed kam ebenfalls in die US-Charts und das Album Alley Cat erreichte die Top 20.

Fabricius-Bjerre war auch Musiker für das dänische Königshaus und spielte bei offiziellen Anlässen, unter anderem bei der Hochzeit von Königin Margrethe 1967.

International bekannt ist des Weiteren seine Titelmelodie eines der erfolgreichsten dänischen Filmexporte, der Olsenbande (siehe: Olsen-banden (Musikstück)). In späten Jahren hatte er einen großen Hit in seinem Heimatland mit dem Titel Jukebox (2003), der über die Coca-Cola-Werbung auch nach Deutschland kam, und der Nachfolgesingle Shake. Beides waren Top-10-Hits der dänischen Verkaufshitparaden und kamen in den Airplay-Charts sogar auf Platz 5 bzw. 2. Ein weiteres bekanntes Stück des Albums, welches allerdings keine Single wurde, war der Titel Everytime, ein Cover der deutschen Gruppe The Flames.

Zuletzt war er im Vorstand mehrerer Firmen und Theater in Dänemark. So unter anderem von Multitone A/S, Børnefonden, Betty Nansen Teatret, Bellevue Teatret, Metalvarefabrikken Baltic A/S, Scandinavien Medical Supply A/S und Zimmer of Scandinavia A/S.

Im Herbst 2019 wurde bei Fabricius-Bjerre Leukämie diagnostiziert, an der er am 28. Juli 2020 verstarb.

Seine Schwiegertochter war die Dressurreiterin Mikaela Fabricius-Bjerre.

Auszeichnungen
 Grammy Awards 1963: Grammy für Alley Cat (Beste Rock-and-Roll-Aufnahme)
 Gentofte Kommune Kulturpreis 2000
 Danish Deejay Awards 2004: nominiert für Jukebox
 Steppeulven (Dänischer Kritik Preis) 2004: Musiker des Jahres für Jukebox und Shake
 Erik-Balling-Reisestipendium 2006: für sein Verdienst um den dänischen Film
 Bodilverleihung 2013: Ehren-Bodil
 Im Jahr 2018 wurde Bent Fabricius-Bjerre für seine lange und aktive Karriere mit der Benennung einer neuen Käferart geehrt.

Filmmusiken
 1958: Einesteils der Liebe wegen Teil 1 (Poeten og Lillemor)
 1959: Helle for Helene
 1960: Verliebt in Kopenhagen (Forelsket i København)
 1960: Einesteils der Liebe wegen Teil 2 (Poeten og Lillemor og Lotte)
 1961: Cirkus Buster
 1961: Flemming på kostskole
 1962: Svinedrengen og Prinsessen på ærten
 1963: Støvsugerbanden
 1963: Einesteils der Liebe wegen Teil 3 (Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør)
 1963: Drei Mädchen in Paris (Tre piger i Paris)
 1963: Immer, wenn sie baden ging (Hvis lille pige er du?)
 1964: 2 × 2 im Himmelbett (Halløj i himmelsengen)
 1964: Tod bei Tisch (Døden kommer til Middag)
 1965: Pack den Playboy in den Schrank (Pigen og millionæren)
 1965: Kaliber 7,65 – Diebesgrüße aus Kopenhagen (Slå først, Frede!)
 1966: Slap af, Frede!
 1967: Jeg er sgu min egen!
 1967: Martha
 1968: Det var en lørdag aften
 1968–1998: Filmreihe-Olsenbande
 1969: Geld zum zweiten Frühstück (Tænk på et tal)
 1970: Rend mig i revolutionen
 1970–1999: Filmreihe-Olsenbande (Norwegen)
 1970–1977: Oh, diese Mieter (Huset på Christianshavn)
 1971: Ballade på Christianshavn
 1976: Familien Gyldenkål sprænger banken
 1976: Hintertupfinger Grand Prix (Flåklypa Grand Prix)
 1978–1981: Die Leute von Korsbaek (TV-Serie)
 1984: Haus der Dunkelheit (Min farmors hus)
 1986: Engel in Sachen Liebe (Når engle elsker)
 1990: Peter von Scholten
 1990: Laß die Eisbären tanzen (Lad isbjørnene danse)
 1992: Ich bin's, Jasper (Det skaldede spøgelse)
 2000: Blinkende Lichter (Blinkende lygter)
 1999–2000: Olsen-bandens første kup (TV-Serie)
 2001: Olsenbande Junior (Olsen-Banden Junior)
 2001–2010: Filmreihe-Olsenbande Junior (Norwegen)
 2008: Make My Day (Kurzfilm)
 2008: Grisen (Kurzfilm)
 2009: Ole & Jarl (TV-Serie)
 2010: Klovn: The Movie
 2010: Die Olsenbande in feiner Gesellschaft (Olsen-banden på de bonede gulve, computeranimierter 3D-Film)
 2012: Gledesarbeiderne (Dokumentarfilm)
 2013: Die Olsenbande auf hoher See (Olsen Banden på dybt vand, computeranimierter Film)
 2010: Good Luck (Kurzfilm)
 2015: Albert und die Diamantendiebe  (Albert)
 2017: Mens vi lever
 2019: Kollision

Diskografie

Alben
 1962: Alley Cat (Atco Records)
 1964: Organ Grinder's Swing (USA, Atco Records)
 1966: Never Tease Tigers (USA, Atco Records)
 1967: Operation Lovebirds (USA, Atco Records)
 1968: Relax with Bent Fabric (USA, Atco Records)
 1997: The Very Best of Bent Fabric
 2001: Mit Liv Melodi (EMI EUROPE)
 2003: Fabric Live 11 - Bent
 2004: Jukebox (Universal)
 2005: Kan du kende melodien (Universal)

Singles
 1962: Alley Cat
 1963: Chicken Feed
 2003: Jukebox
 2003: Shake
 2006: Sweet Senorita

Literatur
 Bent Fabricius-Bjerre: Klaver med mer (1994)

Weblinks

 Bent Fabricius-Bjerre auf dfi.dk im Det Danske Filminstitut (dänisch)
 Bent Fabricius-Bjerre auf danskefilm.dk in der Dansk Film Database
 Offizielle Webpräsenz (dänisch)

Quellen

Komponist (Dänemark)
Filmkomponist
Pianist
Musikproduzent
Grammy-Preisträger
Däne
Geboren 1924
Gestorben 2020
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Blasts aimed at wrecking Annan peace bid: Syria
DAMASCUS - Agence France-Presse
Syria said today that two deadly bomb blasts in Damascus were aimed at sabotaging peace efforts, as UN experts prepared to join a government-led humanitarian mission to devastated protest hubs.
"Yesterday's explosions were carried out by terrorists supported by foreign powers which finance and arm them," charged Al-Baath newspaper, mouthpiece of Syria's ruling party of the same name.
"The two attacks... aim to disrupt Annan's mission and to foil international efforts to find a political solution to the crisis," it said, referring to UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan.
Two huge bomb blasts killed at least 27 people and wounded 140 others in the heart of Syria's capital on Saturday, the interior ministry said, blaming "terrorists" for the attacks near police and air force headquarters.
Opposition activists blamed the regime, as in past lethal bomb attacks in the capital and the northern city of Aleppo.
Ath-Thawra, another official daily, pointed the finger at Qatar and Saudi Arabia which have called for rebels fighting the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to be armed.
"The terrorism of Hamad and Saud is not a first. We know their blood-stained hatred, born of hatred and jealousy... We have heard their call, and their incitement," it said, referring to Saudi and Qatari ruling families.
Technical experts from the United Nations and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), meanwhile, were to take part in a mission to assess the humanitarian impact of the crackdown on anti-regime protests since March 2011.
UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos, who held talks in Damascus earlier this month, said the experts would join the assessment mission to Daraa, Homs, Hama, Tartus, Latakia, Aleppo, Deir Ezzor and rural zones around Damascus.
The UN and OIC staff would "accompany the mission and take the opportunity to gather information on the overall humanitarian situation and observe first-hand the conditions in various towns and cities," she said.
The United Nations estimates more than 30,000 Syrians have fled to neighbouring states and another 200,000 have been displaced within the country by the past 12 months of deadly violence.
Also on Saturday, two "terrorists" were killed as a booby-trapped car they were driving blew up in a Palestinian refugee camp in a suburb of Damascus, Syria's state news agency SANA reported.
On Friday, international envoy Annan warned of a regional "escalation" of the Syria conflict which activists says has cost more than 9,100 lives and urged the UN Security Council to close ranks to put pressure on Assad.
The former United Nations chief, who met Assad in Damascus last weekend, has ordered a team of experts to Syria to discuss a possible ceasefire and international monitoring mission, his spokesman said.
Annan's team are to head to Damascus from New York and Geneva on Monday, his spokesman said.


Should you hop on the 3-D TV bandwagon now before it takes off?
Sales of 3-D TVs are expected to triple to 12.9 million units next year and hit 78.1 million units in 2015. So we need to ask, should you hop on the bandwagon now before it takes off, or wait to see if the early adopters escape the proverbial coal mine first? Read on to find out.
What do I need to view 3-D?
A trust fund. Expect to pay about $1,950 for a 3-D set, at least $220 for a 3-D Blu-ray player, and $150 per pair of glasses. Think of that as you plan your Super Bowl party.
A handful of channels exist, but the main draw is probably ESPN 3D, which is offered by DirecTV, Comcast, and AT&T U-Verse, though there's only about one game a week. The other option is 3-D Blu-ray titles, but there's bad news there, too. Of the 25 new releases due out, only six aren't tied to an exclusive hardware deal.
For now. But several of the sets include the ability to convert 2-D material to 3-D. It's not as sharp and stunning as native 3-D material, and some purists say if done improperly that it may cause nausea and headaches within a few minutes. But it may be your best bet if you crave a fix.
Okay, will I totally love it?
Maybe. A Nielsen survey asked people who had not watched a 3-D set if they were "very likely" to buy one: One in four said yes. After actually using one, that number plummeted by nearly half. But 13 percent said they were "not at all likely" to buy a set before viewing one, and that spiked to 30 percent after.
Do some soul searching and bank-statement checking. If you're on the fence, try it out at Best Buy, or spring for a 3-D laptop for the experience at a quarter of the cost.


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Moving Beyond Steve Anderson
By Kathy Baldock on December 9, 2014 in All Posts, Policy/Culture, The Not-So-Kind
Sitting on the back row at Anderson's Faithful Word Baptist Church, Tempe, AZ
Along with my gay and out friend, Chet DeRoen, a former Assemblies of God pastor, I attended Pastor Steve Anderson's Sunday night service at Faithful Word Baptist Church in Tempe, Arizona. Anderson had recently added a new absurdity to his litany of inane statements which already include: women should never speak in church, Judaism is a wicked religion, and we should pray for Obama to die.
In a sermon that went viral, Anderson proposed a tactic to end AIDS quickly — the federal enforcement of the death penalty for men having sex with males, an act described as "capital offense" in the Israelite culture almost 2,500 years ago.
Anderson is a "King James only" preacher. He believes in the literal translation of the KJV version which means — what the written translation states in English today is what it has "always" meant.
Never mind that the word "homosexual" never existed in any Bible before 1946, and it has never appeared in the KJV. At any time.
The oft-quoted Levitical passage that Anderson uses to validate the execution of "homos" might be best read in context for an accurate understanding. The prohibition of Lev. 18 and 20 refers to the cultural indignity of placing a man in the sexually submissive role reserved for women only. Until as recently as the 1800s, the dignity of women historically was consistently far inferior to men. The cultural and biblical problem has been the demeaning of a man as one man sexually penetrating another male. The man taking the active role reduced a male, most usually a pubescent boy or young man, to the inferior status of a woman.
No matter what version of the Bible is used, context is everything. Context often takes the submissive role with "literal" Bible readers. When advantageous to their ideology, they imagine that words and social systems, have remained stagnant for over 20 centuries.
Let's indulge Anderson and his "literal" gang in their KJV-version-only game and play along trying to imagine where his biblically validated hatred might have been birthed.
When the KJV was created, the Greek work malakos meant "soft." When translated into the Modern English for the KJV, the equivalent of the day for malakos was "effeminate." Although one part of the meaning of "effeminate" did describe men who took the role of a woman in sex, the word and its meaning more fully and accurately encompassed many additional female traits well beyond just roles taken in sexual activity. Traits such as morally weak, given to unnatural vices, lazy, unchaste, lustful, whorish, impure, given to lives of decadence in eating and drinking, and physically weak were considered feminine. These, yes these, were the known traits of a woman and characteristics associated with the word effeminate.
Malakos and "effeminate" were used described a disposition associated with all the negative traits assigned to women in that day.
Ancient cultures dominated by patriarchy, where men ruled, and systems built on gender hierarchy, where men dominated women, form an inextricable backdrop to the meanings of both malakos and the KJV translation to "effeminate." Within those historical social structures, the worst way one could treat a man socially and sexually was to treat him as if he were a woman, and the worst thing a male could act like was a female.
Using reasoning and an information-based process like the above is what it means to translate and interpret passages in the context in which they were written.
Leviticus is not a call to execute gays, it is about sexual abuse and the abasement of another person. I am not impressed with Anderson's reported ability to have memorized hundreds of chapters of the Bible. Reading, regurgitating and preaching out of context is foolishness, no matter the Bible version used.
Faithful Word Baptist Church and Fundamentalism
I didn't attend Anderson's church to confront his foolishness or hate-filled speech. That would be an entirely futile effort. Anderson is part of the Independent Fundamentalist Baptist (IFB) movement, and, further, a fringe part of that crusade; less than 15% of Baptists are IFB.
To understand why leaders like Anderson get stuck in their deeply flawed literalism, a bit of background might be helpful.
The Evangelical movement, birthed in the 19th century's Second Great Awakening, migrated into two divergent groups at the turn of the 20th century: the Modernists and the Fundamentalists.
Following the unsettling and chaotic times of World War I, Fundamentalists—those who read the Bible literally—became more passionate about repentance and soul saving as America faced the impending (they believed it to be soon) vengeance of an angry God. Seeing the moral looseness and self-indulgence of the culture during the Roaring '20s, along with the moral excesses brought on by the repeal of Prohibition, the Fundamentalists preached hard for a national imperative to turn back to God before it was too late.
In contrast, the Modernists took a more expansive view of the Bible and focused on the social issues set before them during industrialization and the massive growth of urban areas: poverty, injustice, hunger, disease, equality, and slavery. They, too, believed the Bible to be divinely inspired, but focused their attentions on understanding Scripture passages in context rather than understanding isolated passages literally, as did the Fundamentalists.
The Scopes Monkey Trial in 1925 was a highly publicized court case pitting the Fundamentalists' literal creation story beliefs against the beliefs of Modernist Christians, who found evolution consistent with, and not a threat to, their faith.
In the end, though Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution, the real loser, was the Fundamentalist belief system. In the public contest between God and science, science won. Nationwide, Fundamentalists took a beating in the power struggle for leadership in seminaries, colleges, universities, and denominations.
For the most part, they retreated into the south and established their own institutions. They didn't want to be associated with anyone outside their circle. "Good" Fundamentalists refused to fellowship, or even pray with, Modernists, liberal evangelicals, or those in mainstream Christian denominations.
Over the next five decades, the chasm deepened between the Fundamentalists and all other Christians. The fundamentalists became religious isolationists and extremely apolitical.
This is the legacy from which people like Anderson and IBF come.
Everything in their worldview and the way in which they live their lives is entrenched in literalism, isolationism, repentance, soul saving, and the always impending vengeance of an angry God.
So how do you reach them? You more than likely don't. Their belief system is buried within them as if it were in their DNA.
I've been around countless people of this variety. The street preachers I plant myself in front of at Gay Pride events come from this legacy. They simply don't have the cognitive ability to see beyond their literal, black and white, fear-riddled world.
Typically, they are poorly educated. Anderson himself brags about never having gone to college. Not only are secular colleges "threatening" to fundamentalists, Anderson preaches that women shouldn't seek an education; they are intended to marry, bear children, and guide the home.
The faithful at Faithful Word seem to embrace this dictate. From what I observed, there were lots of children, lots. A disproportionate percentage of women were either pregnant or had newborns or small toddlers alongside them. Strangely, I saw few, if any, junior high level teens.
We sat, listened and observed.
The congregational mix appeared to be about 20% Hispanic, 10% black and the remainder, white. Admitting to a judgment call on my part, I strongly suspect college educated people were few in number.
Further typical of IFB and fundamentalist congregations, the women did not wear make-up or even mildly "fashionable" clothing. I will be the first to admit that I do not paint it on or dress it up, but I was certainly the fashion exception with my moderate make-up and bright colors. The repression of women, by my standards, was palpable.
Following Anderson's attempt at a humorous and polished up account of the afternoon protest by over 100 people outside his church, he segued into the sermon text of the evening — Psalms 23.
You've heard the chapter even if you've never been in church. It's the passage read at funerals due to its eternal pastoral and peaceful imagery. To his credit, Anderson clearly loves the Bible and studies it, but he has a difficult time staying on track; his motions and speaking patterns expose his difficulty in keeping focus. Weirdly, Anderson spun the normally serene message off into almost 15 minutes on the "biblical necessity" of owning a gun.
From my observations and research, it's common to see the cross-section of several fundamentalist/ultra-conservative movements aligning and blurring at the fringes of Christianity: dominionism (the idea that Christians should control the government and social systems because, as they believe, they are the only ones able and called to do it), the Tea Party, and the citizen militia movement.
I've been to many, many churches, yet, before attending Faithful Word, I've never visited a church with such a high visibility of guns on hips. Anderson transformed a sermon on Psalm 23 into a call to husbands to keep their families secure with a gun, a shotgun, or, at minimum, a metal bat and good fighting skills until the man of the home could afford a good gun.
Before Sunday, I had never been met at a church door by a greeter packing a gun or witnessed the pastor proudly flashing his gun underneath his suit jacket. It is an unsettling feeling to experience in a church, a place I equate with sanctuary.
Is Anderson a rarity?
So, what do I do with this experience, observation and the several years of research I used to write my book?
First, it's wise to acknowledge that unfortunately, people like Anderson are not rare. He just like to publicly shoot his mouth off more than most.
I suspect Anderson is a strong candidate for narcissistic personality disorder. He has a wildly inflated sense of the importance of his views and of himself. His church is only a congregation of about 100 attendees, including children. He certainly displays an excessive need to be prominently displayed online and seen in the news and online media. He sorely lacks empathy for others who are unlike himself. And finally, he is given to explosions of arrogance and anger. These are not descriptors for a Christ-follower, but rather, a narcissist, a self-important person often posturing behind a false Christian humility.
And again, I don't think Anderson is rare. Sadly.
People abusively wielding Bibles at others, convinced their interpretation, their views, and their wisdom are best come in many flavors within the uglier segments of the Christian faith. The rhetoric which repulses and shocks so many believers today was commonplace in the 1980s and 1990s.
For the most part, the people in the pews today rarely hear vitriolic spews like Anderson's. That doesn't mean it's not happening in churches and venues where most of us are not sitting, listening and reading.
Unfortunately the list of Christians with literal, fear-inspired theology seems endless. Aside from the ugly street screamers, I've personally experienced interaction/meeting many who, in their zeal, are convinced they are flawless in their biblical interpretations and speak for God while doing significant damage to the emotional, physical and spiritual well-being of the LGBT community.
Brown letting LGBT people know what he says God says
Michael Brown, Line of Fire host and author, who endeavors to posture himself as a compassionate biblical scholar who loves LGBT people, knowing what is best for LGBT people. His arrogance soared in 2010 when he strove to lead 500 Christian into Charlotte Gay Pride to impose his anti-gay beliefs and call for change to heterosexuality or life-long celibacy for gays. Brown confidently states that God has given him a mandate to lead a cultural revolution resisting the "gay agenda" which apparently set on destroying family, marriage, the church and country.
Robert Gagnon
Robert Gagnon is considered the top conservative scholar of anti-gay theology. His attitudes are nothing more than contemptuous ideology wrapped in a theological sheath. Though his theology has recently been challenged by affirming scholars, Gagnon maintains a haughty attitude and refuses to answers those who question his theology. He regularly threatens to counter attacks of his work, but has not done so in almost two years. Scholars publish responses to refutations, they don't take to Facebook and whine.
Anne Paulk, one of the leaders of Restored Hope Network, completely discounts the witness and experiences of those who have been harmed by the reparative therapy industry which she has been a part of for almost 25 years. Paulk increasingly answers her detractors with the attitudes of a petulant child. Her views are not based in science or research and have been dismissed by every major mental health care professional organization in the U.S. Still, she peddles them as God's demands on LGBT people.
Scott Lively's severely anti-gay rhetoric lay at the foundation of life-threatening legislation for LGBT Africans, Russians and Eastern Europeans. He lies and instigates. He is currently being tried for crimes against humanity in a district court in Massachusetts.
It would be overly simplistic to imagine that Anderson, or any others mentioned would respond to a compassionate plea to listening, re-examining Scripture and understanding of the testimonies of others unlike themselves. They are entrenched in their obsessive conviction and arrogant level of sureness. They know what God says, and believes, and thinks on the subject of human sexuality.
Despite extensive expert knowledge available, Anderson, Brown, Gagnon, Paulk, and Lively utterly ignore facts about human sexuality and continue to use literal biblical texts unanchored by context.
Using the Bible as the guidebook on human sexuality has certainly twisted and often lost the broader message of Christianity.
It is actually quite amusing to listen to Anderson, father of eight children, consistently refer to "sex" as "you-know-what." He may easily screams whore, whoredom, harlot, sodomy and sodomite with exuberance, but will not utter the word "sex" from the pulpit.
Those of us who care about the truth and witness of our Christian faith, as well as respectful and dignified treatment of all humanity, we can begin to counter the fringe and ugly purveyors of religious doctrine by speaking up.
Thankfully, people are reacting; the media is reacting; gay-affirming straight allies, and, of course, LGBT people themselves are reacting. Comments like Anderson's shock us; this is all good.
Words spoken and actions taken that demean any group of people are dehumanizing. Anderson and other extremists play the foil to reasonable solution-seeking conversations. In that sense, they serve a useful end. Their outbursts and stances create conversation often forcing otherwise ambiguous people to define their own stance.
So, maybe these opportunities can be wisely used?
When derogatory words are spoken or dismissive actions come are done by those who profess alliance with Christ, speak up. Whisper, if you must, at first. But certainly, don't stay silent.
The way forward in fostering dignity, respect, and equality includes actively and persistently exposing the lies and educating with the truth. Both side may claim ownership of truthful and accurate Bible understanding, but assessing whether behaviors and attitudes of religious leaders and voices are Christlike is really not that complicated.
Does the ideology/theology foster life, love, spiritual growth, and emotional and physical wellness? Or, in complete contrast with the witness of Christ, does it bring destruction, fear, spiritual distance, and emotional and physical illness?
There is benefit to the yammerings-on by Anderson, Brown, Gagnon, Paulk, Lively and the like. For some Christians, once complacent on LGBT issues, who inherently know the God/Jesus/Spirit they align with, a clear contrast of words and actions between the "sides" is emerging.
Every time an Anderson calls for the execution of gays, or a Brown tells a mother that her gay child is broken, or a Gagnon condemns LGBT people to hell, or a Paulk dismisses the testimony of LGBT believers, or a Lively commits crimes against humanity in the name of God, reasonable Christians pray, think and talk about a new way forward to equality and justice.
Let the fringe get exposed and squeezed tighter and tinier, and let the people of God arise and become active and noisy.
For greater understanding of fundamentalism and the six passages of Scripture on same-sex behavior in the Bible, read Chapters 3 through 7 and 9 and 10 in Walking the Bridgeless Canyon – Repairing the Breach between the Church and the LGBT Community.
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The Monk Ipatios, Hegumen of Ruthianeia, was born in Phrygia (Asia Minor) into the family of a lawyer and he received a fine education. Once, when he was eighteen years old, his father punished him, after which the youth left home and went to Thrace (Balkans). There for a certain while he herded cattle, and then he settled with a presbyter, who taught him about the singing of psalms. Soon the chosen one of God took vows in one of the monasteries. Struggling against temptations of the flesh, the holy ascetic spent fifty days in the strictest of fasts, and then, with the blessing of the head of the monastery, at evening time in the presence of the brethren he drank wine with bread and was healed of his passions. In search of a new place for ascetic deeds, the monk Ipatios settled with two other monks at the neglected Ruthianeia monastery nearby Chalcedon (Asia Minor). The monastery was rebuilt and soon many monks gathered about the holy ascetic, and the monastery again began to flourish spiritually. At age forty the monk Ipatios was chosen hegumen and he guided the monastery during the span of forty years. Many monks, copying their guide, attained deep spiritual perfection. For his strict ascetic life and self-denying love towards others, Saint Ipatios was granted by the Lord gifts of wonderworking and healing. Through his holy prayers bread was multiplied at the monastery and there were healed many afflicted with demons, and the blind, the withered and the hemorrhaging, having come to the monastery. The monk Ipatios reposed in about the year 446, at eighty years of age. On the eve of his death he predicted of coming misfortunes: a devastating hailstorm, an earthquake, and the onslaught of Attila the Hun upon Thrace.


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We Must Talk About Brittney Griner: Where is the Public Outrage?
Lara Glennon
Lara Glennon is an aspiring screenwriter looking to share her love and passion for all things film and television. She aims to use her writing to shine a light on artists who are working to make change, both in media and in the world. The Hollywood Insider's focus on substance over gossip is perfect for Lara, as she wants to highlight the good in the world and those who create it. She enjoys spending her time creating and consuming art, searching for unique voices and ideas in media.
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Brittney Griner – What Exactly Happened?
What Did People Do?
The Case for Bringing Her Home
Why Aren't People Talking about This?
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It's no secret that women's sports don't hit the mainstream news the same way men's leagues do. Well-known players, in this case, NBA players, are well known regardless if you've ever seen a game. They have recognizable names and significant public notoriety. The same can't be said for many women's leagues. Even many die-hard basketball fans wouldn't be able to name a single WNBA player. And this lack of public recognition has become increasingly obvious in recent months.
Brittney Griner, seven-time All-Star with the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and Olympic gold medalist, has been detained in Russia for months. She has limited access to communication, limited ability to advocate for herself, and, most noticeably, limited public support.
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In February of this year, Griner was traveling into Russia. This isn't unusual as Griner has previously played for an international team in Russia during the WNBA off-season, as many players in the NBA and WNBA alike do. The problem arose in an airport near Moscow when she was stopped, as her luggage contained vape cartridges with hashish oil, a cannabis concentrate. Tensions between the United States and Russia were at an all-time high (at least since the Cold War), likely contributing to the swift action taken.
Griner was taken into custody and remained there for months. Her only form of communication was email, which was limited to the point of Griner periodically receiving printed copies of emails to which she needed to dictate replies to. There was no certain future for Griner, but many talks centered around a large-scale drug transportation charge, which could land Griner in a Russian prison for ten years.
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When the news broke about Griner's detainment, most heads turned to the NBA. There's a handful of reasons why we'd expect action from the NBA, even though Griner is a WNBA player. For one, the NBA founded the WNBA and still owns about half of the league. Also, the NBA hasn't shied away from tackling social issues in the past, notably tying itself closely to the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020. Last, it's no surprise that the NBA has more influence than the WNBA; more funds, more outreach, all the way down to more teams and more players. In all, the NBA was simply capable of more. So, what did they do?
At first glance, it doesn't seem like they did quite a lot. We can't blame the league entirely; we'll dig more into the fact that this was a highly political move, one that cannot be handled without the US government. The commissioner of the NBA, Adam Silver, made a statement saying that the NBA as a whole, as well as each individual team, is working on getting Griner home, but that was mostly out of the public eye. The most vocal individuals were the players. NBA players are constantly speaking to the press, before, after, and during games, between practices, and just about any other time they're near a microphone, and many of them took this opportunity to raise awareness for Griner's situation.
The timing meant that Griner's situation was spiraling out of hand (time ticking on and on without Griner returning home or any further action taking place) just as the NBA postseason started. This meant more media attention and a larger platform that many of the players took advantage of. When the Boston Celtics made the NBA Finals, two players in particular, Grant Williams and Jaylen Brown, welcomed the additional spotlight as they both serve on the NBA Players' Association board. If you took a sample size of just NBA players, it'd seem like everyone was talking about getting Griner home, but that wasn't at all the case.
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When you look at all the facts laid out, this seems like the exact situation that would get public outcry. Griner had a prescription for the drugs she was being held for, and even then her lawyers stated that they were brought to Russia by mistake. Coming from a place where cannabis is legal and holding a prescription for the oil is solid evidence that this was not an ill-intended drug crime as her arrest made it out to be.
Then there's the fact that Griner is a public figure and was arrested in a time of high tensions between the United States and Russia. In May, the US State Department stated that Griner was wrongfully detained. Griner's wife, Cherelle, spoke to President Biden and Vice President Harris regarding Griner's detainment, further proving that this is a matter bigger than a simple drug charge. This is a political statement, and one that Griner had no reason to be wrapped up in.
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There are a number of biases that people hold that can, intentionally or unintentionally, inform how they react to a situation like this. A portion of people, upon hearing about Griner, decide that the punishment fits the crime and she deserves what she's getting. Now, this is likely a result of racism, but in Griner's case, it could be rooted in sexism or homophobia as well. Many people dismiss her case with a shrug and a belief that if she didn't break the law she wouldn't be facing legal action. And, yes, this is true, but this is only a surface-level evaluation. This is a political move, one that transcends airport security and moves onto some of the world's most powerful desks. Accidentally bringing a prescribed but illegal substance in your carry-on does not equate to six months of detainment. If this isn't an issue that bothers you, take a moment to consider why not.
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I am sure I am speaking for a multitude of Cinema lovers all over the world when I speak of the following sentiments that this medium of art has blessed me with. Cinema taught me about our world, at times in English and at times through the beautiful one-inch bar of subtitles. I learned from the stories in the global movies that we are all alike across all borders. Remember that one of the best symbols of many great civilizations and their prosperity has been the art they have left behind. This art can be in the form of paintings, sculptures, architecture, writings, inventions, etc. For our modern society, Cinema happens to be one of them. Cinema is more than just a form of entertainment, it is an integral part of society. I love the world uniting, be it for Cinema, TV, media, art, fashion, sport, etc. Please keep this going full speed."
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Former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar was handed a one-year suspension by the Nevada Athletic Commission on Thursday for failing two drug tests in relation to his UFC 200 bout against Mark Hunt . In addition, Lesnar was fined $250,000 and his unanimous decision victory over Hunt will be overturned to a no contest. Lesnar tested positive for the estrogen blocker clomiphene during an out-of-competition drug test on June 28 as well as in in-competition test on the day of UFC 200. Lesnar, who fought on July 9 for the first time since Dec. 2011, earned a $2.5 million dollar purse for the event, meaning the NAC fined him 10 percent of that amount. The South Dakota native will be eligible to return to active competition in July 2017. His case with the United States Anti-Doping Agency is still pending, although it is likely he will receive a similar suspension. Lesnar's UFC return was described as a one-off appearance from his WWE contract, and after facing Hunt the massive heavyweight returned to the sports entertainment realm.
Rumors that the new UFC owners were looking to replace the UFC's longtime broadcast team of Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg didn't go over well with fans. The two of them have been the voices of the promotion since it's early days and people have grown accustomed to hearing them call fights. However, Joe Rogan may not be on his way out and could be sitting with a new broadcast partner soon.
This Saturday, MMA veteran Urijah Fbaer will step into the Octagon for the final time as he fights Brad Pickett in front of his hometown fans in Sacramento, California. For Faber, the fight will mark the end of what has been a truly remarkable MMA career that has seen him compile a 33-10 record over the course of 13 years competing professionally.
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The former champ has been out of action for over a year and will be returning to action following her only defeat.
Jon Jones ' settlement with the Nevada Athletic Commission is now official, and as expected the ex-light heavyweight champion received a one-year suspension for an anti-doping violation prior to UFC 200. The settlement passed unanimously during an NAC meeting on Thursday. MMAFighting.com first reported the news last week. Jones tested positive for the banned substances clomiphene and letrozole during an out-of-competition drug test administered by United States Anti-Doping Agency prior to his light heavyweight title bout against Daniel Cormier at UFC 200. Jones' attorney argued that the fighter tested positive for the estrogen blocking substances as a result of taking a sexual enhancement pill. However, an independent panel from McLaren Global Sports Solutions found Jones at fault and levied the one-year suspension. The NAC did not have to apply the same sanction as USADA, but now that Jones has reached an agreement with the commission he will be eligible to return to the UFC on July 6. The Jackson-Wink MMA product was not fined by the NAC.
Local fighter Alessio Sakara electrified the Italian fans inside Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence as he destroyed Joey Beltran in the first. The replacement main event capped off a solid Bellator 168 event that was televised in the afternoon on Spike. Sakara continued his unbeaten streak in the California-based promotion by drilling Beltran early with punches to the head and taking him out in just 80 seconds. The win was the third in a row for "Legionarious" and his 13th knockout overall. Goiti Yamauchi was staggered early in the opening frame against Valeriu Mircea and was taken down hard twice. However, Yamauchi was his usual slick self off his back and eventually turned the tables by latching on a triangle choke, forcing the tap at the 3:33 mark. Also on the Bellator 168 card, Ed Ruth quickly disposed of Emanuele Palombi as he took him out with strikes in just 93 seconds; Kleber Raimundo Silva knocked out Philipe Lins at 3:42 of the second due to punches; and John Salter mounted Claudio Annicchiarico and rained down punches until the fight was stopped at 1:40 of the first.
"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey will take on the current UFC women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 in a five-round title fight and will get a chance to get back to the top of the division. This comes just a little over a year since Holly Holm shocked the world by knocking Rousey out in the second round of their fight at UFC 193.
Bellator 169 weigh-ins took place earlier for their Friday night show from Dublin, Ireland and all fighters have successfully made weight. The main event is a heavyweight clash between Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal and Japanese MMA star Satoshi Ishii.
UFC Interim 145-Pound Title Fight: Anthony Pettis vs. Max Holloway Round 1 Yves Lavigne is the referee for tonight's 145-pound interim title bout, in which only Max Holloway is eligible to win gold due to Anthony Pettis missing weight. Holloway takes the center of the cage and trades a few leg kicks with Pettis, who tests the range with a jab. Pettis throws a pair of low kicks and then goes to the body with a switch kick to finish a lovely combination. Holloway takes a big step forward to create space and then slings a long right hand into Pettis' breadbasket. Pettis knocks the Hawaiian backward with a spinning kick to the midsection, but Holloway comes right back to clip Pettis with a straight right. Down to the final 90 seconds of the opening round, the featherweights continue to dance in and out of range. Holloway scores with a left hook, and Pettis shoots for a takedown just before the horn but can't complete it. Sherdog Scores Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Holloway Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Holloway Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Holloway Round 2 Holloway scores a knockdown with a straight right early in round two, but Pettis is alert as soon as he hits the ground.
Bjorn Rebney breathed air into the lungs of the Bellator MMA organization on April 3, 2009. In the nearly eight years that have passed since, the company has promoted more than 160 events, undergone sweeping leadership changes, altered its format, tried its hand at reality TV and bounced from one television platform to another, eventually landing on Spike TV -- the former broadcast home of the Ultimate Fighting Championship . The one constant has been a penchant for the spectacular finish, from Hisaki Kato 's Superman punch knockout on Joe Schilling to Michael Page 's skull-crushing knee on Evangelista Santos . Bellator has done its part to populate MMA highlight reels. The latest installment in the Sherdog Top 10 series series examines the best Bellator submissions of all-time. Marcos Galvao , Pat Curran and Toby Imada all made the cut. *** HONORABLE MENTIONS: Evangelista Santos def. Brennan Ward -- Heel Hook (Bellator 153), Giedrius Karavackas def. Sam Oropeza -- Scarf Hold Armlock (Bellator 44), Eduardo Dantas def.
Editor's note: The views and opinions expressed below are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Sherdog.com, its affiliates and sponsors or its parent company, Evolve Media. * * * We thought we had reached our breaking point with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency with their handling of Lyoto Machida 's case and subsequent lack of transparency with the media. We were wrong. On Tuesday evening, Invicta Fighting Championships strawweight Champion Angela Hill revealed in an emotional Twitter video that her scheduled Ultimate Fighting Championship return had been delayed. She had stepped in to replace Maryna Moroz against surging contender Jessica Andrade at UFC 207 on Dec. 30, but the fight well through when USADA told her that she would need to undergo a mandatory four months of enhanced testing before returning. The four month rule was stated to be in place for a very specific reason: So fighters don't "retire" to take banned performance enhancing drugs with the idea that they will return while maintaining some of the gains they achieved while out of the testing pool.
As part of his agreement with the commission, Diaz will pay 2.5-percent — $50,000 — of his disclosed purse, which was $2 million for the fight with McGregor at UFC 202. Diaz has agreed to pay the fine in full or submit a written request for a payment plan no later than Feb. 1, 2017.
Andrei Arlovski will meet Francis Ngannou at UFC on Fox 23 on Jan. 28. The heavyweight bout was announced during UFC Tonight on Wednesday. UFC on Fox 23 takes place at the Pepsi Center in Denver and is headlined by a women's bantamweight tilt between Valentina Shevchenko and Julianna Pena . Arlovski, a former heavyweight champion, will look to snap a three-fight skid when he faces Ngannou. "The Pit Bull" went winless in 2016, as he was finished by Josh Barnett , Alistair Overeem and Stipe Miocic in his three Octagon appearances. Prior to that, the Jackson-Wink MMA product experienced a late-career resurgence, winning six straight fights from 2013 to 2015 — including four in the UFC. Ngannou, meanwhile, has established himself as one of the top new talents in the heavyweight division. The 30-year-old Frenchman earned his fourth straight finish in the Las Vegas-promotion on Dec. 9, as he submitted Anthony Hamilton with a kimura 1:57 into the first round at UFC Fight Night 102.
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After that, it was all over but the formalities. Makdessi tilted back and fell to the floor, seemingly unconscious before he landed. Vannata stood calmly by and watched him, as if fully aware that there was no need to rush in and finish the man off. Makdessi's motionless form on the mat confirmed that hypothesis, and with that the fight was over at the 1:40 mark of Round 1.
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Susan Grant is having a contest with a difference!
Want revenge on your ex? Here's your chance. I have to edit out the name of my current character's ex-husband in How to Lose an Extraterrestrial in 10 Days because his name is too close to the hero's name (Reese versus Reef), so now that slot is up for grabs. He's petty and nasty and gets his comeuppance in the end. Mwahaha. So come on and share the love. Give me a first name, and WHY you think your ex (husband, boyfriend, partner) deserves such a (dis)honor. I'll pick one right before the edits are due, and your ex will be immortalized in a book!
(EDITED ORIGINAL POST: The intent was to have fun and blow off steam, but some of the mail I was getting (mostly private) had some really sad stories, truly nasty exes. Ugh! There (myspace) you can't post anonymously, but over here you can. Feel free to share if you like and at the end of the month I'll pick a name.
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Patches do not just fix bugs in a game, they also bring new content. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn's upcoming Patch 2.4 does just that. FFXIV account holders will get new quests they can play added to the main scenario. Those following the exploits of Hildibrand will also get a brand new quest. Lastly, the Coliseum will bear witness to a amazing fight with The Dragon's Neck.
A new quest Dreams of Ice will be added to the main scenario once Patch 2.4 has been released. Final Fantasy XIV account holders will have to join up with the Crystal Braves for this content. This small fledging company was founded by Alphinaud, Scion of the Seventh Dawn to uncover a plot that threatens the peace of Eorzea. Will the Warriors of Light succeed in defeat what lurks in the shadows of the realm? We'll have to wait until the patch goes live.
The phantom thief is still on the loose and Hildibrand, Agent of Enquiry will not rest until he catches him. In the coming patch, Final Fantasy XIV Gil hunters can assist the daring detective and his trusted sidekick as they investigate a tournament in Ul'Dah. Will the inspector extraordinaire catch the dastardly fiend? Collectors of FFXIV items will find out in the next patch!
The Dragon's Neck is a new quest that will take place in the Coliseum. In this new challenge, FFXIV Gil hunters can watch up-close as the Warrior of Light squares off against the slightly crazy, eight-legged Ultros. The fiend will be assisted with his powerful ally in this heated battle. Who will win as blade goes to bear against tentacles in this incredible fight? Players will find out when Patch 2.4 comes out.


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For many years, FPRI Fox Fellow Clint Watts has been tracking jihadis online; in 2014, he stumbled across Russian trolls and in 2016 initiated a series of essays on his research findings, warning of the Russian attempt to erode trust in democratic institutions.
How Russia Dominates Your Twitter to Promote Lies (and Trump, too), Daily Beast, August 6, 2016
Trolling for Trump: How Russia is Trying to Destroy our Democracy, War on the Rocks, November 6, 2016
How Russia Wins an Election, Politico Magazine, December 13, 2016
Can the Michelin Model Fix Fake News?, Daily Beast, January 22, 2017
Is Trump Russia's Manchurian Candidate? No, and Here's Why, Geopoliticus: The FPRI Blog, March 6, 2017
Fake News and Russian Information Operations, Main Line Briefings, March 9, 2017
Clint Watts is a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and Non-Resident Fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy. He is also a national security contributor for NBC News and MSNBC. He recently examined the rise of social media influence by publishing his first book entitled Messing With The Enemy: Surviving in a Social Media World of Hackers, Terrorists, Russians and Fake News.
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The talk will look at the latest thoughts and trends from ITIL including some key aspects of the latest version ITIL 4.
For many years there have been discussions on utilising ITIL in non IT undertakings. The speaker will look at applicability of ITIL 4 and ITIL 2011 to alternative environments including areas where the speaker has been involved in utilising ITIL in non IT activities. This includes a recent examples in highways design and maintenance and another with a connection to the space industry.
Vernon is a professionally qualified and highly experienced leader with 40 years' experience in the IT industry. Vernon is a recognised authority on IT Service Management (ITSM). Vernon has delivered consultancy and training to many organisations in most industry sectors and in many countries. He has undertaken consultancy engagements for a wide variety of organizations in all market sectors. The work has included ITSM assessments, business continuity assessments, designing ITSM implementation route maps, helping to set organizational strategy, process re-engineering, organizational re-structure, ISO/IEC 20000 gap analysis and implementation. This has also included consultancy on vendor and sourcing strategy. He has advised companies and helped to produce IT service provision tender documents as well as assessing responses to these.
He has spoken at many major conferences, in Europe, North America, South America, Australasia, Africa, India and the Far East on Service Management.
He attended and helped deliver the first public accredited ITIL course in 1991/92 and delivered his first ITIL Manager's course in 1992. He delivered the world's first ITIL Foundation course in the UK in 1995. He has subsequently delivered all ITIL 2011 courses as well as delivered consultancy based on ITIL 2011. He has also delivered training and consultancy on COBIT 5, ISO/IEC 20000, Lean; Lean SixSigma and VeriSM.
He is an author of many books on IT Service Management including several ITIL books including Service Delivery, Service Support, Planning to Implement Service Management from ITIL V2; Service Design from ITIL V3 and Continual Service Improvement from 2011 version. Vernon was also an author of BS15000 the British standard which later became ISO/IEC 20000. He also helped author the original version of the Microsoft Operations framework (MOF) for Microsoft.
He helped define the examination structure for ITIL while sitting as a senior examiner of the APM Group and previously was on the strategic advisory board of the British Computer Society for over 10 years. He is now an examiner for AXELOS the new owners of the Swirl product range including ITIL. He has been a Director of the UK itSMF and in 2004 was awarded the prestigious 'Paul Rappaport' Life Time Achievement Award and in 2010 became the only person to also be made honorary life Vice President of the itSMF.


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The best defense is the one that will be there when a threat manifests. Armed, trained, and vetted employees working as a coordinated team and circulating throughout the enterprise provide the best defense. With DSI Enterprise Offerings you can recruit and deploy a private security force for a fraction of the cost of outsourced options while maintaining total control over this most vital strength.
CrossFit.com Stops Using Facebook And Associated Properties…
By warrio16 May 24, 2019
Good for CrossFit. Delighted to see them pull out of the Facebook matrix. We stopped using Facebook and Twitter for any active campaigning a few years ago primarily because of the arbitrary nature of their bans and their gun control bias. There is a huge opportunity for an integrated social media platform designed for conservative America. Time to get busy.
Source: CrossFit.com
In California, Agreement On New Rules For When Police Can Use Deadly Force
It is about to get a lot more dangerous to be a cop in California. A new standard for using lethal force will be approved by the state legislature this week. The standard is:
"officers will only be able to use lethal force when it is necessary and if there are no other options."
Now, wrap your brains around the fact that most DA's in California are off-the-chart raving social justice idiots and consider all of the creative ways they can define "necessary" and "no other options".
Like I said, it's going to get a lot more dangerous to be a cop in California.
Under the agreement, officers will only be able to use lethal force when it is "necessary" and if there are no other options. That's widely viewed as higher than the existing legal standard.
Source: In California, Agreement On New Rules For When Police Can Use Deadly Force
West Point's 2019 Graduating Class Has a Record Number of Black Female Cadets
The 34 women comprise a thin slice of the roughly 1,000 cadets in the Class of 2019
Source: West Point's 2019 Graduating Class Has a Record Number of Black Female Cadets
Four Rhode Island Towns Declare 2nd Amendment Sanctuary
Four Rhode Island towns have declared Second Amendment Sanctuary status for themsevles in the last two weeks.
Source: Four Rhode Island Towns Declare 2nd Amendment Sanctuary
Pat Buchanan – Has The Day Of The Nationalists Come?
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A week from today, Europeans may be able to gauge how high the tide of populism and nationalism has risen within their countries and on their continent.
For all the returns will be in from three days of elections in the 28 nations represented in the European Parliament.
Expectation: Nationalists and populists will turn in their strongest performance since the EU was established, and their parliamentary group — Europe of Nations and Freedom — could sweep a fourth of the seats in Strasbourg.
Nigel Farage's new Brexit Party is predicted to run first in the British elections, winning two to three times the votes of the ruling Tory Party of Prime Minister Theresa May.
In France, Marine Le Pen's National Rally is running even with the party of President Emmanuel Macron, who pleads for "more Europe."
Matteo Salvini, interior minister and leader of the League, predicts his party will finish first in Italy and first in Europe.
At Salvini's invitation, a dozen nationalist parties gathered in Milan this weekend. A week from now, they could be the third-largest bloc in the European Parliament. If so, their gains will come at the expense of the center-left and center-right parties that have dominated European politics since World War II.
Speaking before tens of thousands in front of Duomo Cathedral in Milan, Salvini threw back in the faces of his enemies the taunt that these new parties are rooted in the old ugly politics of the 1930s.
"In this piazza, there are no extremists. There are no racists. There are no fascists. … In Italy and in Europe, the difference is between … those who speak of the future instead of making trials of the past."
Tomorrow versus yesterday, says Salvini.
While the European establishment draws parallels between the populist parties of the present and what happened in the 1930s, it fails to recognize its own indispensable role in generating the mass defections to the populist right that now imperil its political hegemony.
The populist-nationalist parties are energized and united by both what they detest and what the EU has produced.
And what is that?
They resent the inequities of the new economy, where the wages of the working and middle class, the core of the nation, have fallen far behind the managerial class and the corporate and financial elites.
People who work with their hands, tools and machines have seen their wages arrested and jobs disappear, as salaries have surged for those who move numbers on computers.
The disparities have grown too great, as has the distance between national capitals and national heartlands.
Then there is immigration. Native-born Europeans do not welcome the new ethnic groups that have come uninvited in considerable numbers in recent decades, failed to assimilate and created enclaves that replicate the Third World places whence they came.
If one could identify a cry common to populists, it might be: "We want our country back!"
Whatever may be said of populists and nationalists, they are people of the heart. They love their countries. They cherish the cultures in which they grew up. They want to retain their own unique national identities.
What is wrong with that?
Patriotism is central to nationalist and populist movements. Globalism is alien to them. They believe in De Gaulle's Europe of nation-states "from the Atlantic to the Urals," not in the abstract Europe of Jean Monnet, and surely not in the Brussels bureaucracy of today.
The nation, the patria, is the largest entity to which one can give loyalty and love. Who would march into no man's land for the EU?
Europe's nationalists are not all the same. The ruling Polish Law and Justice Party disagrees on Putin's Russia with the ruling Fidesz Party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Hungary.
While the EU Parliament does not possess great power, these elections are not without great meaning.
Consider Farage. Should his Brexit Party run first in Britain, how can the Tory Party not carry through on the 2016 vote to withdraw from the EU, without betraying its most loyal constituency on its most critical issue?
Nationalism in Europe is spreading, even deepening rifts between the premier powers in the NATO alliance.
Germany will not be reaching the promised 2 percent of GDP for defense President Donald Trump has demanded. And Berlin is going ahead with a second natural gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea to Germany from Russia, Nord Stream 2.
Turkey is taking possession of a Russian-built S-400 air defense system this summer, despite a U.S. warning that our sale of 100 F-35s will not go through if the Turks go forward with the Russian system.
Have the nationalists of Europe caught the wave of the future?
Or will the future see the revival of the idea of One Europe, a political and economic union that inspired the dreamers of yesteryear?
From here it looks like Matteo, not Macron.
Deep State' Mortal Threat To 2nd Amendment Rights. What We Can Do About It Right Now
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More goodness from Kurt Schlichter…
"See, the dirty little secret of civilization is that it's designed to maintain order when 99.9% of folks are orderly. But, say, if just 2% of folks stop playing by the rules…uh oh. Say LA's population was 15 million in 1992…that's 300,000 bad guys. There were maybe 20,000 cops in all the area agencies then, plus 20,000 National Guard soldiers and airman, plus another 10,000 active soldiers and Marines the feds brought in. Law enforcement is based on the concept that most people will behave and that the crooks will be overwhelmed by sheer numbers of officers. But in the LA riots, law enforcement was massively outnumbered. Imposing order took time."
Kurt Schlichter: We should all be ready to do our duty as
Source: Be A Rooftop Korean
Welcome to Adam Schiff's, Bernie Sanders', Ilhan Omar's, John Brennan's and The Cuomo kid's Future United Socialist States Of America…
By warrio16 April 30, 2019
This why we have guns in the US. And this is why Adam Schiff, Bernie Sanders, Ilhan Omar, John Brennan and the Cuomo kids want to take them away:
Maduro is an evil man running an evil socialist government that has illegally seized power in a country that used to be a beacon of prosperity South America. What's on that video is a testament to just how destructive socialism is. This is the inevitable end game that always plays out, i.e. murder and savagery via force.
Some American politicians, such as Ilhan Omar, have refused to even call the Maduro government illegitimate, instead choosing to criticize the U.S. for providing aid.
Meanwhile, the revolution is on in Venezuela right now and we can all pray that there's minimum loss of life. Dictators like Maduro never go quietly though and freedom is rarely free.
They're now running down protesting Venezualans:
Revolution has broken out.
Source: WATCH: Video Shows Pro Maduro Forces Running Over Pro-Guaido Protestors in Venezuela As Violence Escalates
Protecting Houses of Worship: Several Injured In San Diego Synagogue Shooting
Pittsburgh, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and Poway have recently experienced attacks on houses of worship. If you are thinking about adding or upgrading security in your house of worship, may I suggest reviewing our house of worship security resources.
Recently, Bill Tallen, Executive Vice President, Distributed Security, Inc. presented a one hour briefing to 200 house of worship leaders at the Cody Auditorium March 26, 2019. DSI was invited to speak to a community gathering coming from churches across the Big Horn Basin. Bill spoke about armed security – how to plan, train, organize and conduct it. Other speakers included U.S. Attorneys from Lander, Cody PD Chief Baker, the department's Chaplain, and Kenny Longfritz, the DHS Protective Security Advisor for Wyoming.
You can get a copy of Bill's presentation by sending an email to info@distributedsecurity.com and putting "House Of Worship" in the subject line. You can also view an online version of the briefing by clicking here.
Source: Several Injured In San Diego Synagogue Shooting
A Nation at War With Itself
"America surely does not lack for diversity. Its diversity — racial, religious, cultural, ethnic, ideological, political — is visible and ever-growing. What is missing is the concomitant of unity. The questions raised by the present state of our politics, which might fairly be described as an American civil war without arms, are these: How does a nation so divided stand united in the world?"
Source: A Nation at War With Itself
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Dallas DA says he won't prosecute 'low-level' crimes like theft up to $750 or criminal trespass.
If law enforcement cannot or will not enforce your constitutional rights then when do you have the right to take matters in to your own hands?
Gov. Greg Abbott, too, has joined in the condemnation: "That is legalizing stealing for property less than $750".
The Governor, the Mayor, the Police Department, the Police Union and many more aren't too happy about this Democrat's reform ideas.
Source: Dallas DA says he won't prosecute 'low-level' crimes like theft and felony drug possession
Woke Capitalism Is Our Enemy
The soft Stasi-fication of the American workplace
Source: Woke Capitalism Is Our Enemy
When Christians Are Under Attack, Muslims and the Left Need to Defend Them
Mehdi Hasan offers a nuanced take on Islamic/Christian terrorist attacks.
The lethal bombings in Sri Lanka remind us that from the Middle East to parts of Asia and Africa, Christians face violence and repression.
Source: When Christians Are Under Attack, Muslims and the Left Need to Defend Them
'What We Heard, We Didn't Like': NYPD Counterterror Chief John Miller Analyzes Sri Lanka Attacks
Good to see NYPD Counter-terror Chief John Miller taking the Islamic terrorist attack on Christian worshipers in Sri Lanka seriously. Unfortunately, Miller is also the chief advocate of not using profiling to identify prospective terrorists and he's a gun grabber. So basically Miller will not use one of the most effective tools for identifying potential terrorist attacks while limiting the ability of individuals to defend themselves against such an attack.
Speaking on "CBS This Morning," John Miller said "the wheels started turning in New York" from the very beginning of the attacks.
Source: 'What We Heard, We Didn't Like': NYPD Counterterror Chief Analyzes Sri Lanka Attacks
Hillary and Obama describes this as an attack on Easter "worshippers". Never knew Easter had "worshippers". Couldn't use the word "Christians".
The chilling footage, which reportedly shows one of the attackers entering St Sebastian's Church in Colombo, Sri Lanka, shows a man wearing a large backpack walking into the building.
Source: New wave of terror in Sri Lanka as van explodes outside church
The ACLU, SPLC, Paypal, GoFundme, New Mexico's Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham Conspire To Arrest Larry Hopkins And Shut Down UCP
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-militia-idUSKCN1RW0O5
I am not personally acquainted with this group or their methods. I can smell a den of thieves from a mile away, and the group going after Hopkins and UCP stink to high heaven.
The reason I'm posting this is because of the nagging question: "if government or law enforcement is not able or refuses to defend individual constitutional rights, then at what point does the individual have the right to defend their life and property"?
Brits among 207 killed in Easter Sunday terror attack on 8 Sri Lankan churches & hotels…
Three churches and three hotels – the luxury Shangri-La Hotel, Cinnamon Grand and The Kingsbury Colombo – were targeted in the devastating attacks.
BRITS are believed to be among 207 killed in an Easter Sunday terror attack on eight churches and five-star hotels in Sri Lanka today. Nearly 500 were injured when suicide bomb blasts ripped throug…
Source: Brits among 207 killed in terror attack on 8 Sri Lankan churches & hotels
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